Community Foundations Announce Lilly Scholar Recipients
This news has been updated with recent award announcements since its original release on December 11, 2023.
Lilly Endowment Community Scholars are known for their community involvement, academic achievement, character, and leadership. Each Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship provides for full tuition, required fees and a special allocation of up to $900 per year for required books and required equipment for four years.
The scholarships are for full-time undergraduate students leading to a baccalaureate degree at any eligible Indiana public or private nonprofit college or university. Lilly Endowment Community Scholars may also participate in the Lilly Scholars Network (LSN), which connects both current scholars and alumni with resources and opportunities to be active leaders on their campuses and in their communities. Both the scholarship program and LSN are supported by grants from Lilly Endowment to Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI) and Indiana Humanities.
- Hendricks County Community Foundation: Tiba Altower of Plainfield High School; Aahan Bajpai of Brownsburg High School; Haydan Gabbard of Cascade High School
- Central Indiana Community Foundation: Go here to view full list of recipients in Hamilton and Marion Counties
- Perry County Community Foundation: Alyssa Goffinet of Perry Central Junior-Senior High School
- Blackford County Community Foundation: Mazy Reader of Blackford Junior Senior High School
- Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County: Lucy Holaday of Yorktown High School; Jillian Kimmel of Muncie Central High School
- Dubois County Community Foundation: Hayden Armstrong of Jasper High School
- Daviess County Community Foundation: Katie Elizabeth Raber of Barr-Reeve High School
- Knox County Community Foundation: McKenna Henderson of Lincoln High School
- Western Indiana Community Foundation: Haley Webb of Fountain Central High School
- Community Foundation of Elkhart County: Jenna Harlan of Fairfield High School; Kennedy J. Troyer of Northridge High School; Cesar Vela of Goshen High School
- Community Foundation of Wabash County: Brooke Wagner of Wabash High School
- Blue River Community Foundation: Ellie Gos of Southwestern High School
- Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County: Domonic D'Onofrio and Anson Reynolds of Bloomington High School North and South, respectively
- Community Foundation DeKalb County: C. Isaac Schweitzer of DeKalb High School
- Heritage Fund: Nadia Harris and Sivangi Patel of Columbus East High School
- LaGrange County Community Foundation: Braden Rogers of Westview Jr.-Sr. High School
- Montgomery County Community Foundation: Campbell Mason of Crawfordsville High School
- Wayne County Foundation: Lorelei Guenther of Centerville High School and Olivia Dudas of Richmond High School
- Whitley County Community Foundation: Logan Good of Columbia City High School
“We are thrilled to be a part of this scholarship program and ensure students in Wayne County have the opportunity to participate,” said Rebecca Gilliam, Wayne County Foundation Executive Director. “This award removes the financial barrier to higher education and academic success. All the applicants were excellent, and we are so happy for the two recipients.”
"There are truly no words to articulate how grateful I am to receive the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship. Through the generosity of the Lilly Endowment and the Community Foundation DeKalb County, I can pursue a career in business engineering and innovation at one of Indiana's top universities. As my career develops, I plan on returning to northeast Indiana and investing in the community that I know and love, just as the Foundation invested in me through this award." said C. Isaac Schweitzer (Lilly Endowment Community Scholar).